Matthew Macklin wins Euro Middleweight title

A great night for Irish boxing was topped off when Birmingham born Irishman Matthew Macklin 27-2 (19) recaptured the European Middleweight title when Shalva Jomardashvili refused to come out of his corner for the sixth round.

Macklin first won the title in 2009 but was forced to give it up in April of this year due to boxing politics.

But last night the Irishman fighting in the town where he was born Birmingham, Macklin won it back in style with a powerful punching performance that proved to be too much for Georgian Jomardashvili.

Macklin was originally supposed to fight Londoner Darren Barker, but he had to cancel after picking up a hip injury

It is hoped that Macklin might get a World Title shot inside the next twelve months.

About Us

SportsNewsIreland is an Irish website launched in 2009 to offer sports fans in Ireland an alternative and independent source to keep them up to date with all the news from around the country.
Every week we bring you live score updates from all levels of GAA, rugby, soccer, racing and athletics.
Contact Email:
info@sportsnewsireland.com

Twitter Feed

Twitter feed loading...

Categories

Pages

Sports News Ireland does not endorse the views or material contained in users’ contributions.
You may contribute to the Sports News Ireland Online Community and interactive services subject to the following terms and conditions. These conditions apply to any content contributed in any format to any platforms hosted or facilitated by Sports News Ireland.